MT. CLEMONS — Nearly four years after a petition signature fraud scam kept several Republican candidates from making the ballot in 2022, a Macomb County judge has sentenced one of the perpetrators to up to 20 years in prison. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel in 2023 announced charges ...

BARAGA — Officer Joseph Perala of the Baraga Correctional Facility has been named Michigan’s 2026 Corrections Officer of the Year. “With 19 years of dedicated service, Officer Perala exemplifies professionalism, leadership, and a commitment to safety,” reads a post put out on the ...

HOUGHTON — The brothers of Tau Kappa Epsilon dedicated the entirety of their Wednesday to wheel a bathtub from the William J. Bernard Jr. Family Clock Tower on the west end of the Michigan Technological University campus, to Walker Arts and Humanities Center on the east end, then all the way ...

HOUGHTON – Orbion Space Technology, a Houghton-based satellite propulsion and space systems company, has been sold, according to a press release from the MTEC SmartZone. York Space Systems, a Denver-based satellite manufacturer announced the deal in a March 12 statement released on Business ...

CALUMET – At Tuesday’s Calumet Village Council meeting, Joey Foster, the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan (CEDAM) Fellow who has been working with the village since January 2025, gave his final report. One of the main goals Foster had during his fellowship was to help ...

MARQUETTE — The storm which tore through much of the Upper Midwest over the past few days has finally ended, leaving residents and municipalities with a serious clean-up job. Many cities and townships were either closed or had amended hours on Tuesday, and all of the area schools remained ...